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Cayucos fire tax to appear on June ballot

Written on 18 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Cayucos fire officials are trying to stave off dissolution of the community’s fire department by asking voters to pass a tax in June. The tax would raise the assessment on single-family homes in Cayucos from $100 a year to $500... (Continue reading)

Transient con man robbing women he picks up

Written on 17 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A 44-year-old man who lives out of his car and goes by the nickname “Pineapple” is picking up women at Santa Barbara County bars, then spending nights at their homes and pilfering their jewelry and other property, according to the... (Continue reading)

Man accused of beating SLO woman facing life in prison

Written on 17 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A San Luis Obispo judge has ruled there is enough evidence to try an Atascadero man for attempting the premeditated murder of a 20-year-old San Luis Obispo woman. The woman survived a brutal beating on Sept. 11 that could result... (Continue reading)

SLO may give voters $20 to spend on candidates

Written on 17 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

On a 3-2 vote, the San Luis Obispo City Council endorsed the idea of distributing city funds to voters who could then donate the money to council candidates. Under the proposed scheme, city voters would receive $20 “democracy vouchers,” which... (Continue reading)

How would state seize Paso Robles water basin?

Written on 16 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN What would it mean if the state should ever assume responsibility for and control over the Paso Robles water basin? State officials have authority of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 (SGMA) to act in cases... (Continue reading)

El Nino filling Northern California reservoirs

Written on 16 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Large reservoirs in Northern California are filling up as a result of recent rainfall. This week, both Lake Shasta and Lake Oroville passed their average levels for this point in the year. [LA Times] Lake Shasta, California’s largest reservoir, has... (Continue reading)

Nipomo High locked down over BB gun fire

Written on 16 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Officials locked down Nipomo High School for about 45 minutes on Tuesday after BB gun pellets were fired about five blocks away from the campus. Soon after, sheriff’s deputies arrested three teens and two 21-year-olds on assault with a deadly... (Continue reading)

Proposed Templeton mental health hospital gains approval

Written on 15 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a proposed mental health hospital in Templeton following an appeal of the county Planning Commission’s Jan. 14 approval. Harvey and Melanie Billig are planning to build a... (Continue reading)

Atascadero prank suspect drops out of Cuesta College

Written on 15 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The 18-year-old man accused of an elaborate prank that shut down an Atascadero elementary school has dropped out of Cuesta College. Bret Stephen Landen, 18, stopped taking classes at the community college after his enrollment became the focus of a... (Continue reading)

Man botches SLO carjacking, socks woman in the face

Written on 15 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

A 40-year-old man attempted to carjack a vehicle from a 20-year-old woman in San Luis Obispo Monday evening. After failing to do so, he entered a coffee shop, punched a 22-year-old woman in the face and attempted to steal the... (Continue reading)